Installation Guide

How to Setup Your Own Hotspot with OPENWRT (BackFire) and CoovaChilli

Important note: This solution requires a Hotspot Operator Account at HotSpotSystem.com. You can create an Operator Account here. If you would like to see what features you will be able to use with our solutions, click here. If you already have an Operator Account, then read on...

HS_LOC_ID="you hotspot's location number from the control center"
HS_NASID=”your operatorid”
Match the following entries beginning withHS_WAN_IF=LS_LANIF=
to the output of the ifconfig command from before. If the WAN and LAN interfaces appear diffferent then you will need to overwrite them.

to exit joe with saving the hit escape, then X, and type „exsave”.

8. Check to see if your wireless interface is turned on.joe /etc/config/wireless
and make sure wireless interface is enabled (hash "option disabled 1")
You can change the SSID under the „option SSID”

9. REBOOT

10. when it comes back you can start chilli

/etc/init.d/chilli start

you make get the following error.
md5sum: can't open '/etc/chilli/main.conf': No such file or directory

simply start chilli again

11. Test the hotspot When you connect wireless to the router you should now get an ip address in the 192.168.182.0 network Open a browser and try to surf the net. You will get the splash page.

12. if it works well then you can make chilli autostart.cd /etc/rc.d
ln -s /etc/init.d/chilli s60chilli

remove dnsmasq autostartrm /etc/rc.d/S60dnsmasq

joe /etc/rc.local

add this line:chilli start

13. Add a cron to have device show up in the control center.

Your MAC address should appear as XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX and not as
XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX

To add a cron enter: crontab -e, and enter the following line (it should start with a number between 0-60):